Heroes and Villains (The Dark Woods Anthologies, Volume One‪)‬

In the Dark Woods lurk the unsung heroes and nefarious villains—the origin stories behind beloved fairytales. This special anthology brings together five fantasy novels rooted in a world fit for fans of Snow White and the Huntsman and Wicked.

Begin with Sleeping Beauty retold as a story of fantasy, fiery characters, and secret worlds as a young Regency poet's recurring dream — or nightmare — begins his journey into an unseen realm of the undead, with a kingdom held captive by a curse and the answers lying with the magic of the mysterious Fae, who have been swept into the world of Men and lost over the centuries, except for the greatest and most powerful of them all ....

In Glimmer, a heartless monarch grips her kingdom with a fist of ice — selfish prince Vasili, on a forced diplomatic journey to avert the loss of his throne, is rescued by purehearted Geirta, a simple village girl trying to save her brother from his dark choice. Their fated journey which will challenge the heart of her power, the very heart of evil beneath a land of frozen glass.

Evil's ultimate origin story unfolds in fan favorite First Bite, in the form of an evil Queen who will gain power through any means possible — and through the blood of the purest of heart. Only Fortulla, a servant girl with a terrible past, and the mysterious gamekeeper on the royal estate, share the most fragile thread's chance of discovering a means of destroying her throne's rise before it consumes the world.

As a bonus, the first books in two sister series are included — Faenwick's journey to her epic appearances Charming, Cindermaid, and Thorns begins with The Fairy Godmother's Apprentice, in which the sinister secrets and twisted politics of the Fae's shadow realm plays out in a world parallel to the unsuspecting one of Men. And experience a forgotten time of Witches and Dragons in Spell, as Neel, a witch hunter of legendary reputation, accepts a strange commission from the Queen of Diblee, the first of three tales of curses, monsters, and dangerous choices intertwined as one.